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Schneider promoted to highest enlisted grade

  • Published
  • By Senior Airman Cody Martin
  • 188th Wing Public Affairs
EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. --  Carl Schneider, 188th Intelligence Support Squadron superintendent, was promoted to the Air Force's highest enlisted rank of chief master sergeant April 3, 2016, during a promotion ceremony held here.

Col. Robert Kinney, commander of the 188th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, presided over the ceremony, and remarked how Schneider embraced the qualities of chief master sergeant by being an operationally competent leader and mentor.

"He is what we would call a hybrid," said Kinney. "He is smart, savvy and an incredibly valuable member of our team. Not only does he understand communications, but he understands ISR as well."

Schneider joined the Air Force September of 1986 on the delayed enlistment program and worked at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, as a ground radio communication specialist. In 1989, he transferred to the 188th Fighter Wing Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and cross-trained as an aircraft electro-environmental technician.

In 1991, Schneider joined the 188th Communications Flight as a ground radio communications technician, where he was deployed Karup, Denmark in support of Coronet Dragon. His first Air Expeditionary Force rotation was to the Balkans Combined Air Operations Center in Vicenza, Italy for Operation Joint Freedom, where he was the first Guardsman to receive the commander's coin for support during a critical move from the Balkans CAOC to CAOC 5, Ferrara, Italy.

Schneider became an operational intelligence analyst with the 188th Operational Support Flight in 2008 and with the announcement of the 188th's conversion to the Distributed Common Ground System, was identified as a key member of the conversion and appointed as superintendent of the 188th Intelligence Support Squadron in 2013.

Schneider has also deployed to Balad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005 and to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2010 and 2012.
"It's been my philosophy as a leader that we need to take care of our Airmen," Schneider stated. "If we take care of them, they will take care of the mission."

Schneider's message during his speech at his promotion ceremony correlated with Kinney's view of Schneider as he emphasized the importance of leadership and mentorship.

"Mentorship cannot be forced; you have to care about that person enough to want to teach them," Schneider said. "We need to have mentors that want to teach and mentees that want to learn. We need to do it because we care and because we want the mission to be better."

In closing, Schneider thanked everyone who allowed him to be a mentor and the friends and family who came out in his support.

Schneider promoted to highest enlisted grade

  • Published
  • By Senior Airman Cody Martin
  • 188th Wing Public Affairs
EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. --  Carl Schneider, 188th Intelligence Support Squadron superintendent, was promoted to the Air Force's highest enlisted rank of chief master sergeant April 3, 2016, during a promotion ceremony held here.

Col. Robert Kinney, commander of the 188th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, presided over the ceremony, and remarked how Schneider embraced the qualities of chief master sergeant by being an operationally competent leader and mentor.

"He is what we would call a hybrid," said Kinney. "He is smart, savvy and an incredibly valuable member of our team. Not only does he understand communications, but he understands ISR as well."

Schneider joined the Air Force September of 1986 on the delayed enlistment program and worked at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, as a ground radio communication specialist. In 1989, he transferred to the 188th Fighter Wing Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and cross-trained as an aircraft electro-environmental technician.

In 1991, Schneider joined the 188th Communications Flight as a ground radio communications technician, where he was deployed Karup, Denmark in support of Coronet Dragon. His first Air Expeditionary Force rotation was to the Balkans Combined Air Operations Center in Vicenza, Italy for Operation Joint Freedom, where he was the first Guardsman to receive the commander's coin for support during a critical move from the Balkans CAOC to CAOC 5, Ferrara, Italy.

Schneider became an operational intelligence analyst with the 188th Operational Support Flight in 2008 and with the announcement of the 188th's conversion to the Distributed Common Ground System, was identified as a key member of the conversion and appointed as superintendent of the 188th Intelligence Support Squadron in 2013.

Schneider has also deployed to Balad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005 and to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2010 and 2012.
"It's been my philosophy as a leader that we need to take care of our Airmen," Schneider stated. "If we take care of them, they will take care of the mission."

Schneider's message during his speech at his promotion ceremony correlated with Kinney's view of Schneider as he emphasized the importance of leadership and mentorship.

"Mentorship cannot be forced; you have to care about that person enough to want to teach them," Schneider said. "We need to have mentors that want to teach and mentees that want to learn. We need to do it because we care and because we want the mission to be better."

In closing, Schneider thanked everyone who allowed him to be a mentor and the friends and family who came out in his support.